Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03

n body of Union mon. He refused to gave
A9 a day and rs cents an hour overtime.
None Of the union men went In TINS
morning. but some of them were willing
except for the order issued yesterday.
New YoRK, Jan. 31.-DemandH were
made today BY the freight handlers en-
ployed by the Central railroad q EeM s
Jersey and by the New York, Lake E,ie
q Western, and, 1t is understood, oy inc
employees Of all roads leading INTO the
city, for increased wages, and threaten
ina to Immediately quit work il their de-
mapds were not complied with. In the
case of the New Jersey Central and Erle
the concessions asked for by the men
were refused absolutely. The traihc
manager of the Erie said that commit
tee from the compsnys laborers called
upon him this morning and asked ior an
increase of pay from IL to ~ cents per
hour on ordinary time, and from ~ TO 20
cents DER hour on extra time. They asked
for a reply by tomorrow morning, at
which time they would strike unless their
demands were complied with. The COM
pany has decided not to concede any
thing, but, as the traffic manager said,
twill stand firm az rock, and the other
companies will stand with us. "
At the office of the New Jersey Central
| il was ascertained that committee OF
FIVE waited upon the receivers this morn
ing and presented demand for increased
wages for freight handlers and other en-
ployes, and insisted on an answer at OF
before 8 O'Clock this afternoon. The re.
ceivers met them again at that hour and
gave them written reply, in which they
declined to comply with the demands Oh
| the employees. The committee took III
departure, and Immediately afterward the
freight handlers of the company on Plei
Ia went out on strike.
At meeting of the Jersey City police
commissioners tonight resolution wa
offered by Commissioner Nugent to re
scind the special police power granted thu
l0l Pinkerton men engaged in protecting
| the Delaware, Lackawanna Il Western
Company's yards. The resolution, afte
o spirited discussion, was lost by Ii
vote.
Thomas McGrath of the exeoutiy
board of the Ocean Association, wa
arrested to. day by United States deput
marshal on an order Of arrest issued b
Judge Shipman of the United States Gil
cult court, in the suit brought against tn
board by the Old Dominion Steamshi
Company for $4,000 damages, and wa
released on $4,000 bail.
The freight handlers of the Pennsy
vania Railroad Company employed o
the company's North river piers to-da
notified the manager that unless the rat
of wages was increased from II cents
90 cents an hour a general strike of Il
men would follow all along the company
docks. The company was given until I,
morrow noon to consider the demnnt
The freight handlers of the company al
in sympathy with the strikers. III
threatened strike includes employees
Piers /, 8, 4, 16 and 80, old number
North River, and Piers 81 and %, ne,
on the North River. There are aboI
1000 men employed on the piers.
When the Old Dominion Line steam
Guyandotte was off Long Branch th
i evening there was an explosion Of dyn
mite in the after. cabin. hole 10 70
, square was the result, and the vessel W
) damaged so badly as to be compelled
return to New York. It is thong
| the explosion was the work
some of the strikers.
As the last bell was ringing previous
, the departure of the vessel Robert 81
! clair, the mess boy, says he noticed
/ Young man about rs years of age comii
3 hnrriedly from the closet room. II
, stranger hurried ashore and disappear
| among knot of persons at the foot
. the gnng. plank. The Guyandotte carri
! five saloon and Is steerage passenger
with crew of AZ persons. The cab
was filled with splinters Of timber,
piece Of which struck passenger nam
9 d. A. Kelly, who was reading in I
saloon about so feet from the clos,
4 where the explosive is believed to ha
! been placed. Kelly was severely bruis
upon one knee. James Justine, wait
on the ship, was also struck by parts
g flying wood and was slightly injurt
: The machinery of the vessel was fou
I uninjured, but the captain deemed
vessel in no condition to continue (
voyage, and he put back, returning h,
. at l0.l5. The cargo is uninjured.